TY - JOUR
T1 - Informed Demand for Non-Beneficial Medical Treatment
AU - Miles, Steven H.
PY - 1991/8/15
Y1 - 1991/8/15
N2 - An 85-year-old woman was taken from a nursing home to Hennepin County Medical Center on January 1, 1990, for emergency treatment of dyspnea from chronic bronchiectasis. The patient, Mrs. Helga Wanglie, required emergency intubation and was placed on a respirator. She occasionally acknowledged discomfort and recognized her family but could not communicate clearly. In May, after attempts to wean her from the respirator failed, she was discharged to a chronic care hospital. One week later, her heart stopped during a weaning attempt; she was resuscitated and taken to another hospital for intensive care. She remained unconscious, and a physician suggested.
AB - An 85-year-old woman was taken from a nursing home to Hennepin County Medical Center on January 1, 1990, for emergency treatment of dyspnea from chronic bronchiectasis. The patient, Mrs. Helga Wanglie, required emergency intubation and was placed on a respirator. She occasionally acknowledged discomfort and recognized her family but could not communicate clearly. In May, after attempts to wean her from the respirator failed, she was discharged to a chronic care hospital. One week later, her heart stopped during a weaning attempt; she was resuscitated and taken to another hospital for intensive care. She remained unconscious, and a physician suggested.
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U2 - 10.1056/NEJM199108153250713
DO - 10.1056/NEJM199108153250713
M3 - Editorial
C2 - 1852186
AN - SCOPUS:0026425494
SN - 0028-4793
VL - 325
SP - 512
EP - 515
JO - New England Journal of Medicine
JF - New England Journal of Medicine
IS - 7
ER -